Finish reasons for English colonization in America primary source analysis
Early English colonial regions: New England and Chesapeake Bay
Introduce historical analysis categories: political, economic, social -
HW: Early English Colonies reading assignment - DUE THURSDAY
Share out Richard Hakluyt reading notes - reasons for English colonization
Early English colonial regions: New England and Chesapeake Bay
Introduce historical analysis categories: political, economic, social -
Quiz
Continue Columbus Day DBQ paragraphs: PARAGRAPH RESPONSE DUE TUESDAY GoogleDoc version of Columbus Day DBQ
Continue work on reading assignment: DUE WEDNESDAY
Daily Calendar: Assignments and Materials
Date
April 6
Highlight events of the Revolutionary War: group work
GoogleDoc version of Revolutionary War events chart
General sources (include info on many events):
History Central Rev. War battles
PBS Liberty
AmericanRevolution.org
BrittishBattles.com
Sources on specific events:
Bunker Hill:http://www.nps.gov/bost/historyculture/bhm.htm
Trenton: http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/delaware/was.htm http://www.mountvernon.org/encyclopedia/american-revolution/crossing-delaware-river
Valley Forge: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm
Saratoga: http://www.nps.gov/sara/index.htm
Yorktown: http://www.nps.gov/yonb/index.htm
Treaty of Paris: http://www.john-adams-heritage.com/treaty-of-paris-1783/
TEST NEXT THURSDAY:
GoogleDoc version of study guide
EXTRA CREDIT: "THE RADICALISM OF THE REVOLUTION"
DON'T DO THE ESSAY ASSIGNMENT AT THE END OF THE READING*
April 5
What was left out of the D.o.I.?
The Declaration's "Missing Clause": Jefferson on slavery
Reading from Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States
Reading questions:
GoogleDoc version of questions
Highlight events of the Revolutionary War: group work
GoogleDoc version of Revolutionary War events chart
General sources (include info on many events):
History Central Rev. War battles
PBS Liberty
AmericanRevolution.org
BrittishBattles.com
Sources on specific events:
Bunker Hill:http://www.nps.gov/bost/historyculture/bhm.htm
Trenton: http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/delaware/was.htm http://www.mountvernon.org/encyclopedia/american-revolution/crossing-delaware-river
Valley Forge: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm
Saratoga: http://www.nps.gov/sara/index.htm
Yorktown: http://www.nps.gov/yonb/index.htm
Treaty of Paris: http://www.john-adams-heritage.com/treaty-of-paris-1783/
TEST NEXT THURSDAY:
GoogleDoc version of study guide
EXTRA CREDIT: "THE RADICALISM OF THE REVOLUTION"
DON'T DO THE ESSAY ASSIGNMENT AT THE END OF THE READING*
April 3
What was left out of the D.o.I.?
The Declaration's "Missing Clause": Jefferson on slavery
HW: Complete "Tyranny is tyranny" reading and questions for Monday, April 9
HW FOR THURSDAY:
Reading from Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States
Reading questions:
GoogleDoc version of questions
HW FOR THURSDAY:
Reading from Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States
Reading questions:
GoogleDoc version of questions
March 30
March 29
GoogleSlides version of notes
Outlining the Declaration of Independence:
Outline template::
Outline template in GoogleDoc form
Link to Declaration text
Outline template::
Outline template in GoogleDoc form
Link to Declaration text
What was left out of the D.o.I.?
The Declaration's "Missing Clause": Jefferson on slavery
March 28
Who shot first at Lexington Green?
GoogleDoc version of Lexington chart
Continue "Who shot first?" activity
ASSIGNMENT: COMPLETE FOLLOW-UP PARAGRAPH RESPONSE TO LEXINGTON CHART
From "Rebellion to Independence" guided notes:
GoogleSlides version of notes
FINISH "REBELLION TO INDEPENDENCE" NOTES FOR NEXT MONDAY
March 27
GoogleDoc version of Lexington chart
Quiz on Wednesday:
Study guide for Chapter 4 and 5 assessment: "Road to Revolution":
March 26
Discuss sources on Boston Massacre
Quiz on Wednesday:
Study guide for Chapter 4 and 5 assessment: "Road to Revolution":
Discuss sources on Boston Massacre
Quiz on Wednesday:
Study guide for Chapter 4 and 5 assessment: "Road to Revolution":
March 23
GoogleDoc version of Rebellion Acts Worksheet
HBO's John Adams - Tar and Feather scene:
Boston Massacre: Different accounts primary sources
HW: Compare the accounts of the Boston Massacre. Answer the "Understanding the Issue" questions #1-3 on the back of the sheet.
DUE MONDAY
Study guide for Chapter 4 and 5 assessment: "Road to Revolution":
ASSESSMENT NEXT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
March 22
Review Chapter 5 reading questions: go to b.socrative.com/login/student/ and enter Room #367538 - try with or without notes
If you are looking for a quick overview of some of the topics discussed in Chapter 5, look at this slideshow:
Study guide for Chapter 4 and 5 assessment: "Road to Revolution":
ASSESSMENT NOT UNTIL MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, WEDNESDAY PROBABLY
GoogleDoc version of Rebellion Acts Worksheet
HBO's John Adams - Tar and Feather scene:
Boston Massacre: Different accounts primary sources
Primary sources and source evaluation:
HW: Compare the accounts of the Boston Massacre. Answer the "Understanding the Issue" questions #1-3 on the back of the sheet.
DUE MONDAY
March 20
Review Chapter 5 reading questions: go to b.socrative.com/login/student/ and enter Room #367538 - try with or without notes
If you are looking for a quick overview of some of the topics discussed in Chapter 5, look at this slideshow:
Study guide for Chapter 4 and 5 assessment: "Road to Revolution":
ASSESSMENT NOT UNTIL NEXT WEEK
March 19
"Colonies by 1763" essay structuring:
Rebellion vocabulary:
"Colonies by 1763" essay structuring:
March 15
HW FOR MONDAY: READ AND COMPLETE "ALBANY PLAN OF UNION" ASSIGNMENT
Albany Plan of Union:
GoogleDoc version of Albany Plan of Union assignment
HW: CHAPTER 5 ASSIGNMENT
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 5 questions
READ CHAPTER 5 AND COMPLETE QUESTIONS, DUE NEXT THURSDAY
Albany Plan of Union:
GoogleDoc version of Albany Plan of Union assignment
HW FOR MONDAY: READ AND COMPLETE "ALBANY PLAN OF UNION" ASSIGNMENT
HW FOR TUESDAY: CHAPTER 5 ASSIGNMENT
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 5 questions
READ CHAPTER 5 AND COMPLETE QUESTIONS, DUE NEXT TUESDAY
March 14
March 13
March 12
GoogleDoc version of Emerging American Identity worksheet
Emerging American Identity sample essay:
Begin reading Chapter 5. Use these multiple choice questions in place of the normal reading guide:
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 5 questions
READ CHAPTER 5 AND COMPLETE QUESTIONS, DUE NEXT MONDAY
GoogleDoc version of Emerging American Identity worksheet
Emerging American Identity sample essay:
Begin reading Chapter 5. Use these multiple choice questions in place of the normal reading guide:
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 5 questions
READ CHAPTER 5 AND COMPLETE QUESTIONS, DUE NEXT MONDAY
March 9
An Emerging American Identity: worksheet on cultural changes from Chapter 4
GoogleDoc version of Emerging American Identity worksheet
March 8
March 6
Mercantilism notes:
GoogleDoc version of note sheet
GoogleSlide version of slide show
(If you miss the simulation in class, watch this video: http://study.com/academy/lesson/colonial-mercantilism-definition-history-effects.html
Only the first 3 minutes are available for free, but it covers the basic idea of what we did in the simulation)
Chapter 4 reading: DUE THURSDAY
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 4 reading questions
March 5
(If you miss the simulation in class, watch this video: http://study.com/academy/lesson/colonial-mercantilism-definition-history-effects.html
Only the first 3 minutes are available for free, but it covers the basic idea of what we did in the simulation)
Chapter 4 reading: DUE THURSDAY
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 4 reading questions
Continue Chapter 4 reading: DUE THURSDAY
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 4 reading questions
March 2
Continue Chapter 4 reading: DUE THURSDAY
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 4 reading questions
March 1
TEST TOMORROW
Chapter 4 reading questions: DUE NEXT THURSDAY:
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 4 reading questions
13 colonies matching game:
TEST ON MONDAY
Chapter 4 reading questions: DUE NEXT THURSDAY:
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 4 reading questions
February 28
Chapter 2 and 3 review questions:
1680 Virginia "Act for preventing Negroes insurrections"
Test on FRIDAY
GoogleDoc version of study guide
Analyze sample essay:
Chapter 2 and 3 review questions:
1680 Virginia "Act for preventing Negroes insurrections"
Test next MONDAY
GoogleDoc version of study guide
Class presentations:
Virginia House of Burgesses
Indentured Servants
Maryland Act of Toleration
Bacon's Rebellion
Mayflower Compact
Anne Hutchinson
Harvard/Boston Latin School
King Philip's War
Hammersmith Ironworks
Salem Witch Trials
Begin working on organizing essay (using back side of organizer note sheet)
GoogleDoc version of organizer sheet and essay outline
February 26
Small group work: develop Chesapeake/New England essay outlines, discuss challenges in essay writing
Analyze sample essay:
Test on FRIDAY
Test next MONDAY
February 16
Begin working on organizing essay (using back side of organizer note sheet)
GoogleDoc version of organizer sheet and essay outline
Class Presentations
Virginia House of Burgesses
Indentured Servants
Maryland Act of Toleration
Bacon's Rebellion
Mayflower Compact
Anne Hutchinson
Harvard/Boston Latin School
King Philip's War
Hammersmith Ironworks
Salem Witch Trials
February 15
GoogleDoc version of organizer sheet and essay outline
GoogleDoc version of organizer sheet and essay outline
February 12
HAVE YOUR INFO IN A READY-TO-SHARE FORMAT FOR THURSDAY
Next reading assignment:
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 3 reading assignment
DUE THURSDAY
Next reading assignment:
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 3 reading assignment
DUE FRIDAY
February 9
Start small group work on New England vs. Chesapeake Bay assignment on second page of this document:
Next reading assignment:
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 3 reading assignment
DUE NEXT THURSDAY
February 8
Early English colonial regions: New England and Chesapeake Bay
Introduce historical analysis categories: political, economic, social -
Analyzing a primary source: The New England Primer
Next reading assignment:
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 3 reading assignment
DUE NEXT THURSDAY
Analyzing a primary source: The New England Primer
Next reading assignment:
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 3 reading assignment
DUE NEXT THURSDAY
February 7
Richard Hakluyt: Reasons for English colonization in America
HW: Early English Colonies reading assignment - DUE THURSDAY
Early English colonial regions: New England and Chesapeake Bay
Introduce historical analysis categories: political, economic, social -
Analyzing a primary source: The New England Primer
Next reading assignment:
GoogleDoc version of Chapter 3 reading assignment
DUE NEXT THURSDAY
February 6
Columbus in American history video
Richard Hakluyt: Reasons for English colonization in America
HW: Early English Colonies reading assignment - DUE WEDNESDAY
February 5
Complete/turn in Columbus Day DBQ paragraphs
Continue work on reading assignment: DUE THURSDAY
GoogleDoc version of reading questions
Continue Columbus Day DBQ paragraphs: PARAGRAPH RESPONSE DUE TUESDAY
GoogleDoc version of Columbus Day DBQ
Continue work on reading assignment: DUE WEDNESDAY
GoogleDoc version of reading questions
GoogleDoc version of Columbus Day DBQ
Columbus in American history video
Indigenous Peoples Day: Colbert Report video
Prepare for QUIZ ON MONDAY
February 1
GoogleDoc version of Columbus Day DBQ
Show me map packet for formative assignment credit
Study guide for QUIZ ON MONDAY:
GoogleDoc version of Columbus Day DBQ
Paragraph response will be DUE ON TUESDAY
Show me map packet for formative assignment credit
Study guide for QUIZ ON MONDAY:
Reading assignment for NEXT WEDNESDAY:
GoogleDoc version of reading questions
Continue work on Exploration and Colonization map packet
HW: Map packet due on THURSDAY, FEB. 1
Continue work on Exploration and Colonization map packet
HW: Map packet due on THURSDAY, FEB. 1
Begin Age of Exploration notes: (roughly correlates with second half of Chapter 1 of A People & A Nation
Exploration and Colonization Map Packet
Explorers website (use for finding routes)
HW: Map packet due on THURSDAY, FEB. 1
January 26
Begin Age of Exploration notes: (roughly correlates with second half of Chapter 1 of A People & A Nation
Exploration and Colonization Map Packet
Explorers website (use for finding routes)
HW: Unit 1 Map Packet - DUE THURSDAY, FEB. 1
January 25
When does American history start?
Identifying Arguments: Competing thesis about the foundations of American culture
HW: Native American Societies reading questions: DUE FRIDAY, JAN 26
Identifying Arguments: Competing thesis about the foundations of American culture
HW: Native American Societies reading questions: DUE
MONDAY, JAN. 29
January 24
Intro to the wikispace: Bookmark the link to the class page
Quick Discussion: What is history? How do we study it? Lunchroom fight activity:
Student information survey:
Native American societies reading:
Native American societies reading questions:
Assignments:
Get a binder for this course
Have a parent/guardian sign course syllabus
Native American Societies reading questions: DUE FRIDAY, JAN 26
Intro to the wikispace: Bookmark the link to the class page
Quick Discussion: What is history? How do we study it? Lunchroom fight activity:
Student information survey:
Native American societies reading:
Native American societies reading questions:
Assignments:
Get a binder for this course
Have a parent/guardian sign course syllabus
Native American Societies reading questions: DUE MONDAY, JAN. 29
January 23